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Maryville Academy Statue Of Disgraced Rev. John Smyth Gone

According to CBS Chicago, no one is saying where the 9-foot statue went.

CHICAGO, IL — The CBS 2 Investigators made a remarkable discovery about the statue of once-beloved Fr. John Smyth, the disgraced longtime leader of Maryville Academy in Des Plaines.

The bronze statue came to symbolize pain for grown men who have accused Smyth of sexually abusing them when they were children.

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